3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (series)
母をたずねて三千里- User score: 7.7
- Production country: Japan
- Creator: Isao Takahata
- Production companies: Nippon Animation
- Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama
- Release date: 1/4/1976
- Release date of last episode: 12/26/1976
- Series status: Ended
- Seasons count: 1 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 52
- Run time: 25 min.
Series description
Italy is in a deep depression, so to support her family, Marco's mother goes to Argentina to work as a domestic. But after she writes to her family that she is sick, her letters stop coming. So Marco decides to go to Argentina to look for her. He travels across Argentina to find her, meeting many wonderful people, and having many adventures during his journey.